Show and Tell

Every Monday Etta's Preschool class has show and tell. This last week she wanted to bring her chickens. Daddy got off early to help and we headed over to preschool just before 3 with the chicken. When we walked in Etta's face lit up so bright and she was so excited to share her chicken. All the kids where happy to see a chicken in class. Etta held on tight and talked about it laying eggs. We told the class about her house, other chicken friends and then let them pet her.

The chicken was a big hit at Show and Tell!

Etta showing her chicken to her class

Daddy helping Etta tell all about her chickens

Letting her friends pet the chicken

We made a quick stop on the way home and I let Etta hold the chicken for a bit,

she loves her chicken.

Smiley Gibby and his pumpkin hat

He loves his pumpkin hat

Fall is here!

This last Sunday we took a fun drive up and around Park City to Midway. The Fall colors were everywhere. We made our way to Wasatch Mountain State park to pick some apples. What a fun activity for everyone. Daddy and Uncle Jason picked the apples and the kids put them in their bags. We saw some deer, ate apples while picking them and enjoyed the first cool fall weather and colors of the season.
We headed down Provo canyon to take in all the Wasatch mountains and ended our wonderful trip enjoying burgers from Five Guys.

Andy and Gibby excited to pick apples

Headed off to the Apple Orchard to pick apples

First you pick the Apples then..

you put them in your bag.

Etta waiting patiently for her first apples from Uncle Jason

Gibby's version of Apple picking

Etta doing some picking

Big, strong Gibby carrying Apples

Hello Deer

The baby deer wanted an apple

This is the way you pick apples

Etta enjoying the apples

Gibby with his apple he is going to eat

Yummy!

I did help pick a few apples

Gibby and his bag full of apples

Jason was great at picking apples

Amazing Fall colors

Etta and her bag full of apples

Me and my kids at an old creamery

Funny daddy

They had a great time picking and eating all the apples

This is just the start of many more fun Activities for the Fall. I love Fall Time!

"Vroom, Vroom" Cars

Miller Sports Park

Ever since Gibby saw "Cars" around 5 months ago he has been obsessed with Cars. They are call Vroom, Vroom Cars or Vroom Vroom Trucks or Daddy's Vroom Vroom (his Motorcycle). He has started adding colors to each Car or Truck and if they are going fast or slow. I love how excited he gets and how much of a "boy" he is.
Andy and I have talked and talked about going out to the sports park but never actually looked into it. Well, on Friday a friend from work gave Andy 4 tickets to Miller Sport Park. Sweet, now Gibby and actually see and hear real race cars.
Etta and Gibby were both excited. Etta kept telling Gibby they were going to see Lightning Mcqueen. The minute Gibby saw the flags he knew where we were. Then when we got out of the car you could hear the loud race cars. Gibson does the cutest thing he placing his hand over one ear when he hears special sounds and then says "you hear that?"
What a fun night. We walked passed all the big rigs that where all hooked up and decked out, a few race cars being worked on and tons and tons of tires. Once in our seats the kids where hypnotized. Then after about 15 minutes they were done.
Knowing how kids are, we kept them busy and stayed the whole time. Andy and I were still able to watch the race and enjoy the night. We will go again for sure.

If you can see, Gibby's little hand on his ear listening to the loud racing cars.

Watching "his" vroom vroom cars (he loved them all)

Pit stop

Etta loved this little mini and the pink Porsche following just behind it.

Watching for "her" cars

Eating a cheeseburger

Still happy to be watching the race

Daddy doing some tweeting

Love this picture with the wonderful night sky, Gibby and I

The State Fair - 8yrs straight!

We (I) love the State Fair. Andy has been taking me every year since we have been married. This is now our 8th times to the State Fair. We sure have fun all over the fair grounds and keep going back year after year.
We first went to the little hands on the farm. Andy was really excited to take the kids here this year because of his "city farming" he has been doing. Etta loved milking the cow and combing the lamb. Gibson, however, wouldn't go near either of them because they were making noises but it wasn't coming from their mouths. At the end, in the market, both my darling kids chose apples. I love that. They have candy, chips and cereal and they get apples!
Off to the big yellow slide, our next favorite activity. Etta rode with Andy and Gibson jumped on my lap. The funniest thing ever was that Gibson was wearing his baseball hat and going down the slide made it about fly off. Well, Gibson grab it half way down the slide and at the end said "I almost lost my hat" I laughed and he pulled my face and said it again. Dang cute.
Now it was time for the live animals. Andy didn't really want to see all of them just the chickens. I talked him into going and seeing the pigs then the cows. Then we spent the next hour looking for the chickens. We never found them. A very sad Andy and a very hungry Etta wanted pizza. We all enjoyed our pizza then Gibson wanted to see "vroom vroom Cars" so we headed off to the race cars. Once he was satisfied and said good bye to the cars we headed home.

I can't wait until next year!

*Special thanks to Matt for the picture of us on the yellow slide, and thanks Brynn for sending it over.

Andy's Birthday day playing dodgeball

Andy had a fun Birthday playing dodge-ball with team Ebay. Their team name was Rather Dodgy, but I called them Team Ebay.They played competitively but in the end they got eliminated. We got to hang out with them and see how fun dodgeball is. Plus we hung out with Deron Williams, Kyle Korver and Ronnie Price. It was really cool to watch them play something other than basketball. They were just as competitive at dodge-ball once the buzzer rang.

One of Team Ebay's first games. All on the line ready to go

Playing hard

DWill with his Hot red shorts

Kyle warming up before the game

#1 Start on the line

#2 Run fast for the balls and then get set up to catch on coming balls

#3 Throw balls as hard as you can at the other team

#5 Play until one team has no more players on the court

During games we headed outside to have some snacks and water. Deron, Kyle and Ronnie where just hanging out to. I took a few pics of the kids with the players. Etta was being shy and only took one with Kyle. Gibby loved the attention they gave him and went right into all three of their arms.

Kyle, Etta and Gibby (Kyle's pizza behind Etta, I think Gibby wanted some)

Kyle helping Gibby dunk but...

Gibby wouldn't let go of the ball.

Ronnie and Gibby

Gibson and Deron. Gibby kept telling Deron he had a basketball, it was so cute because Deron understood him.

Ebay Team=had fun!

Etta and Gibby had a blast. (Gibby's cheeser shows how fun he had plus he has a pizza stain on his shirt from Kyle)